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systems under Insight Dynamics. Other providers of virtual machines include VMware ESX,
VMware ESXi, or Microsoft Hyper-V.
virtual machine
console
The user-mode application that provides console emulation for
. Each instance
of the virtual machine console is one console session for its associated virtual machine.
virtual network
A LAN that is shared by the
running on the same
or in the same
virtual switch
See vswitch.
VLAN
Virtual LAN. Defines logical connectivity instead of the physical connectivity defined by a
LAN. A VLAN provides a way to partition a LAN logically such that the broadcast domain for
a VLAN is limited to the nodes and switches that are members of the VLAN.
VM
See virtual machine.
VM Host
A server running software such as
, VMware ESX, VMware ESXi,
or Microsoft Hyper-V, that provides multiple
, each running its own instance
of an operating system.
VM Provider
The
services provider for
host and guest configuration data. The VM
Provider allows Integrity VM Manager to have visibility to
and
resources. For
VM Manager VM Host views, the provider gives information about the VM Host and its guests.
For VM Manager
views, the provider gives information about a particular virtual
machine and the identity of its host.
vswitch
Virtual switch. Refers to both a dynamically loadable kernel module (DLKM) and a user-mode
component implementing a
switch. The virtualized network interface cards
s) for guest machines are attached to the virtual switches. By associating the vswitch with
a physical working LAN on the
, you provide the
with the capability of
communicating outside the
.
WBEM
Web-Based Enterprise Management. A set of web-based information services standards
developed by the Distributed Management Task Force, Inc. A WBEM provider offers access to
a resource. WBEM clients send requests to providers to get information about, and access to,
the registered resources.
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